Tasks: 

Research and report to the class about 

1. British pub culture;

2. The King/Queen’s English; Varieties of English language

3. A brief history of English language

4. A brief history of Australia

5. British dynasties

6. Shakespeare and The Merry Wives of Winsor

7. Queen Elizabeth I and her era

8. Thomas Carlyle

9. W. H. Auden

10.  E.M. Forster

11. Alexandre Dumas and The Three Musketeers

For your reference:

1. British Pub culture

Watch the video clips about British pubs.

2. The King/Queen’s English; Varieties of English language

英语变体相关知识可以参看徐有志编著的《英语文体学教程》，高等教育出版社，第三章Varieties of Language P24-39.

3. A brief history of English language

4. A brief history of Australia

5. British dynasties

6. Shakespeare and his The Merry Wives of Winsor

7. Queen Elizabeth I and her era

8. Thomas Carlyle

9. W. H. Auden

10. E.M. Forster

11. Alexandre Dumas & Three Musketeers